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Benjamin Guimaraes

Benjamin Guimaraes

Brazil-based cattle genetics specialist (Benjamin Vito Guimaraes, MSc.), Country Representative at Bos Sires Adapted Genetics, focused on beef cattle genetics for hot climates.

Sep 25, 2026

Sustainable Stock: Reviving Legacy Genetics

Sustainable Stock: Reviving Legacy Genetics

Episode 33: The Cost of Progress with Ben Guimaraes of Brazil

Sep 25 · 1h 31m

Patrick Powers
Patrick PowersHOST
28:09
bred cattle that required labor.
Benjamin Guimaraes
Benjamin GuimaraesGUEST
28:12
Yeah, well, the other side of the coin is if you were raising years of Guzera or Indo-Brazil, you would need labor, period.
Benjamin Guimaraes
Benjamin GuimaraesGUEST
28:22
So that diminished the use on large-scale ranches, which diminished the demand for large-scale number of sales of bulls.
Benjamin Guimaraes
Benjamin GuimaraesGUEST
28:33
The guy wouldn't buy 50 or 100 bulls for once because it wouldn't last.
Benjamin Guimaraes
Benjamin GuimaraesGUEST
28:39
The calves wouldn't last in the wilderness.
Benjamin Guimaraes
Benjamin GuimaraesGUEST
28:43
Remember, Brazil was beginning of the probably 50s and 60s.
Benjamin Guimaraes
Benjamin GuimaraesGUEST
28:49
Brazil was primarily a coastal country.

10 MINS LATER

Patrick Powers
Patrick PowersHOST
38:31
They were really poor in fertility.

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